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Freezy · 10-18-2010, 02:11 PM

Hi All,

To jump straight into it, This is my first winter with Jade (Manny V6). Normally I'm fine with driving in STL Winter but I keep hearing bad things about driving Camaros (or any car of this caliber) in the Winter time. To make a long story short, Should I spend $600 (labor sucks) having a auto shop put a new clutch kit in my 92 Toyota Camry OR Spend $$$ buying some new Tires for Jade?

Opinions? Help? Carpools?

Argh

CamaroC-17 · 10-18-2010, 02:14 PM

New tires! On perfectly flat packed snow with no buildup around the tires those p zeros just spin! Even on asphalt. I got perelli snow and ice and didn't have any problems. I also added a couple hundred in the back.

Shift · 10-18-2010, 02:14 PM

fix the camry

06blownSS · 10-18-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freezy

Hi All,

To jump straight into it, This is my first winter with Jade (Manny V6). Normally I'm fine with driving in STL Winter but I keep hearing bad things about driving Camaros (or any car of this caliber) in the Winter time. To make a long story short, Should I spend $600 (labor sucks) having a auto shop put a new clutch kit in my 92 Toyota Camry OR Spend $$$ buying some new Tires for Jade?

Opinions? Help? Carpools?

Argh

With some winter tires your V6 should be just fine. But if I had the option to drive another car for the winter, I would. Winter destroys cars.

Murph0408 · 10-18-2010, 02:17 PM

fix the camry. seriously

last year the camaro got so bad in the snow i had to leave it on the side of the road one morning and call a taxi to get to work. SUCKED...not to mention all the salt/sand on the road throughout the winter. the wind blows the salt up against the side of the car. i couldn't believe how ugly my car got over that winter.

i don't know how your snow is in STL but i imagine it's as bad/worse than connecticut. look into getting that camry fixed. if you run it into the ground who cares. give your camaro the winter off you'll be so much happier you did it. i'm currently looking to spend a couple grand on a beat up old truck or something (durango!) as a second car.

camaroGOODMAN · 10-18-2010, 02:21 PM

fix the camry, park up the camaro and show it how much you love it.

Murph0408 · 10-18-2010, 02:22 PM

^lol great avatar

v6sonoma · 10-18-2010, 02:23 PM

Fix the camry. Snow tires will work great on the Camaro but idiots driving in the snow and road salt will ruin your camaro. Having a winter beater is a good thing.

Fogey · 10-18-2010, 02:24 PM

Live in L.A. Drive my Camaro year round. Don't know what snow is unless it's that white stuff I ski on in Tahoe. Use my Envoy for those trips.
Kiding aside. Buy a used beater 4x4 with offroad tires and put Jade in the hanger for the winter.

Freezy · 10-18-2010, 02:28 PM

Wow, you guys are awesome, and wicked fast, I thought I would throw a poll up to be fair but it seems like fixing the Camry is the best way to go. Now to find a good place to hide Jade for the winter lol Anyone have a REALLY big safe?

THANKS C5 Fam!!

Sidenote: Shamu's Avatar is pretty funny

camaroGOODMAN · 10-18-2010, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murph0408

^lol great avatar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freezy

Sidenote: Shamu's Avatar is pretty funny

lol thanks.

codo · 10-18-2010, 02:50 PM

mustangs are made for snow. no just kidding, they are made for the junk yard.
I cringe every time I see a Camaro touch snow, it just shouldn't be. get rid of that toyota before the pedal sticks and kills you, and get an AWD equinox or something for the winter. thats what I was going to do, but I got an Impala instead, it should serve as my winter counterpart quite well after I get my hands on the Z28 next year (hopefully)

daphatgrant · 10-18-2010, 02:54 PM

I'd fix the Camry, I'll be dropping $500 or so to fix my '91 Honda Accord so I have a winter rat

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2010 SSRS · 10-18-2010, 02:56 PM

Camry gets my vote

View Poll Results: Which would you do?
Fix the Camry?	28	82.35%
New Tires for Jade?	6	17.65%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-2010, 02:11 PM	#1
Freezy Synergy Green Lantern Drives: to win. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Saint Louis MO Posts: 211 View My Garage	Camaro = Hockey Puck?!?! Hi All, To jump straight into it, This is my first winter with Jade (Manny V6). Normally I'm fine with driving in STL Winter but I keep hearing bad things about driving Camaros (or any car of this caliber) in the Winter time. To make a long story short, Should I spend $600 (labor sucks) having a auto shop put a new clutch kit in my 92 Toyota Camry OR Spend $$$ buying some new Tires for Jade? Opinions? Help? Carpools? Argh __________________

10-18-2010, 02:21 PM	#6
camaroGOODMAN Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM L99 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Park Slope Brooklyn. Posts: 141 View My Garage	fix the camry, park up the camaro and show it how much you love it. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS IOM L99.

10-18-2010, 02:23 PM	#8
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Fix the camry. Snow tires will work great on the Camaro but idiots driving in the snow and road salt will ruin your camaro. Having a winter beater is a good thing. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

10-18-2010, 02:24 PM	#9
Fogey Drives: 2011 2SS/RS A6, IOM Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 1,242	What is snow? Live in L.A. Drive my Camaro year round. Don't know what snow is unless it's that white stuff I ski on in Tahoe. Use my Envoy for those trips. Kiding aside. Buy a used beater 4x4 with offroad tires and put Jade in the hanger for the winter.

10-18-2010, 02:14 PM	#2
CamaroC-17 Formerly Camaroc5 Drives: 2010 Camaro LT/RS M6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,647	New tires! On perfectly flat packed snow with no buildup around the tires those p zeros just spin! Even on asphalt. I got perelli snow and ice and didn't have any problems. I also added a couple hundred in the back.

10-18-2010, 02:14 PM	#3
Shift Drives: Me 2001 F150, The wife '11 2SS RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 532	fix the camry

10-18-2010, 02:17 PM	#5
Murph0408 Drives: 2LT Black '10 Camaro, 2000 Durango Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 373 View My Garage	fix the camry. seriously last year the camaro got so bad in the snow i had to leave it on the side of the road one morning and call a taxi to get to work. SUCKED...not to mention all the salt/sand on the road throughout the winter. the wind blows the salt up against the side of the car. i couldn't believe how ugly my car got over that winter. i don't know how your snow is in STL but i imagine it's as bad/worse than connecticut. look into getting that camry fixed. if you run it into the ground who cares. give your camaro the winter off you'll be so much happier you did it. i'm currently looking to spend a couple grand on a beat up old truck or something (durango!) as a second car.

10-18-2010, 02:22 PM	#7
Murph0408 Drives: 2LT Black '10 Camaro, 2000 Durango Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 373 View My Garage	^lol great avatar

10-18-2010, 02:28 PM	#10
Freezy Synergy Green Lantern Drives: to win. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Saint Louis MO Posts: 211 View My Garage	Wow, you guys are awesome, and wicked fast, I thought I would throw a poll up to be fair but it seems like fixing the Camry is the best way to go. Now to find a good place to hide Jade for the winter lol Anyone have a REALLY big safe? THANKS C5 Fam!! Sidenote: Shamu's Avatar is pretty funny __________________

10-18-2010, 02:50 PM	#12
codo Chev to the bone Drives: 06 Impala Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 35	mustangs are made for snow. no just kidding, they are made for the junk yard. I cringe every time I see a Camaro touch snow, it just shouldn't be. get rid of that toyota before the pedal sticks and kills you, and get an AWD equinox or something for the winter. thats what I was going to do, but I got an Impala instead, it should serve as my winter counterpart quite well after I get my hands on the Z28 next year (hopefully) __________________ The only thing ford ever did right was circle the problem

10-18-2010, 02:54 PM	#13
daphatgrant June '10 Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes) Posts: 2,395	I'd fix the Camry, I'll be dropping $500 or so to fix my '91 Honda Accord so I have a winter rat . __________________ RJT, 2SS/RS, M6, Black Int, Sunroof. (Click above image to learn about UpstateC5)

10-18-2010, 02:56 PM	#14
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	Camry gets my vote __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

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